Confronted by Three Future Tellers
February 28, 2007
Earlier this morning I had the pleasure of performing for a group of elementary school children in one of the most beautiful scenic areas in
Once I turned around and made it to the school everything went fine. Don’t worry, I wasn’t late. I always allot more time than is actually needed to get where I need to go. I don’t like rushing. I’m probably one of the slow drivers that irritate the heck out of people. Well, I was able to unload all my gear near the performance area. From the moment of my arrival I was greeted with warm smiles and pleasant “Good Mornings.” Everyone was extremely helpful.
The performances went great. The first group was 4th and 5th graders. I like this age group because you can toy with metaphors and the nuances of the tale. The second group was k-3rd and they were equally as fun as the first group. At the end of the K-3rd performance, while the students were filing out, I noticed three young men waiting patiently to my right as I spoke with some of the 2nd and 3rd graders. These guys were a little bigger and obviously in the 4th or 5th grade. Once the younger children had exited, these three young men stepped in front of me and handed me an envelope followed by a proclamation: “We wrote this for you!”
I recognized one of the young men. I had employed him in the telling of the one of the stories to the 4th and 5th grade classes. He was funny. I opened the envelope and read the contents of the letter they had written me.
Apparently, after leaving the 4th and 5th grade assemblies, these three young men went straight to their computers and created the letter I was holding in my hands. As I read the letter I was touched.
Below is a copy of their letter. I think their words say it best. I’ve blacked out the school name and children’s last name for safety reasons. Interesting world we live in today isn’t it?
This is why I do what I do.
“Dooni dooni kononi bè nyaga da.”
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